As such, onticology occupies the position of the analyst, refusing to say in advance what the world is or what objects populate it, instead siding with the remainders that do not fit with categories of mind or language, signs, encyclopedias, or any other pacifying bromides we might concoct to render the world heimlich.

Mr. Petzal, Sir, In terms of the heimlich manuver, I recall being taught in my first aid course to place the first joint of the pressure thumb on the heel of the recoil pad in order to expel the foreign object.